William Ernest SELLEN

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Service Number:	21151
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Townsville
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Rainham, Kent, England, 12 October 1894
Home Town:	Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Yardman
Died:	Natural causes, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 26 August 1943, aged 48 years
Cemetery:	Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials:	City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 21151, Townsville
11 May 1916:	Involvement Driver, 21151, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Driver, 21151, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
20 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 21151, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade

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William was born in Rainham, England on 12 Oct 1894, son of William George Sellen and Cordelia French. He enlisted 27 Sep 1915 in Townsville aged 21,

Driver Sellen served on the Western Front with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.

He married Dorothy Ellen Mullin on 13 Feb 1926.

He died on 26 Aug 1943 in Maryborough. He was labourer and yardman.

Courtesy of Samual Cox

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